As summer reaches its apex and high school football players are gearing up to hit the practice field and start the 2012 season, the perfect way for fans across Texas to prepare is here -- as the third annual edition of The Old Coach Friday Night Football Texas magazine reaches newsstands July 20.

The Old Coach Friday Night Football Texas, or The Old Coach FNF Texas, is produced annually by The Old Coach Network, an affiliate of Rivals.com, Yahoo! Sports, and A.E. Engine, a publisher that produces similar high school football previews in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama under the FNF brand.

The Old Coach FNF Texas is 160 oversized, full-color pages and contains features and in-depth previews of 1,063 high school football programs. With the 2012 season set to kickoff on August 31, the extensive school overviews are complemented by feature stories, player statistics and recruiting information as well as predictions and rankings of every kind.

The front cover features star quarterbacks Kenny Hill (Southlake Carroll), Tyrone Swoopes (Whitewright) and Cody Thomas (Colleyville Heritage). All three quarterbacks have made verbal commitments - Hill and Swoopes, both dual-threat quarterbacks, are committed to Texas A&M and Texas, respectively, while Thomas, a pro-style quarterback, is committed to Oklahoma.

The Old Coach FNF Texas also features more than 7,000 players from the state including The Old Coach's first-, second- and third-team preseason all-state teams, rankings of the Top 100 seniors and lists of players to watch for the Class of 2014.

"TheOldCoach.com covers Texas high school football like no other website and our magazine is an extension of that," said The Old Coach. "Our vision is to be 100 percent Texas high school football and to focus on having the most current, comprehensive information for any preview magazine for our state."

"I'm pleased that our team of writers went the extra mile to produce a superior product which pays tribute to the student-athletes, coaches and programs as well as parents and fans in every community across the state."

The Old Coach Friday Night Football Texas magazine will be available at traditional newsstand outlets and high school campuses statewide. It is also available to order online at The Old Coach Friday Night Football Magazine Texas.